Hi Clana

At my first appointment I had a chat first with the gynaecologist to go over symptoms, which for me were post menopausal heavy bleeding, discharge and pelvic pain. Then I had an internal examination. He took a couple of punch biopsies but that was because he could clearly see there was something there that shouldn’t be! I had a hysteroscopy, which is a tiny camera which goes up into the womb, also. None of this was painful, just a little uncomfortable.

I would stress that this is my experience, and may well not be yours, but at the very least they will want an internal examination. I would be reassured by a normal smear and the fact that your doctor said your cervixit looked normal. Bleeding can be for many reasons other than cancer, and the referral is just to make sure that a specialist can make an assessment. Good luck with your appointment, and let us know how you get on.x